Pender is 0-8 against East Bladen since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pender Patriots will be playing at home against the East Bladen Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Pender sitting on four straight victories and East Bladen on six.
Last Tuesday, Pender got the win against Heide Trask by a conclusive 51-31.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pender to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jamiah Johnson, who scored 24 points. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last seven games she's played. Linde Cline was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Meanwhile, East Bladen put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 63-11 victory over West Columbus at home. While fans of East Bladen might be used to big wins, the 52-point margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Laila Smith continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 20 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 20 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Cabria Baldwin, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Pender is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for East Bladen, their victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-3.
Pender suffered a grim 67-41 defeat to East Bladen in their previous meeting on February 2nd. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pender was down 38-13.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
